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R. v. Mossman: British Columbia Court of Appeal holds that knowledge or intent is not required to impose secondary liability for environmental offences

By Dina Awad and Janson Fu

Privilege in the GenAI world – a caution to litigants (and counsel)

By Chloe Snider

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

No easy exit: Ontario Divisional Court confirms high bar for setting aside adjudication decisions

By Karen Groulx, Dragana Cerovina, and Ekin Cinar

Securities Litigation

Pen but no penalty: Lawyer avoids liability for drafting false and misleading press releases – Ontario Securities Commission v. Akbar

By Raphael Eghan, Brandon Barnes Trickett, and Janson Fu

Arbitration

Court of Appeal for Ontario affirms stay against non-party to arbitration

By Mike Schafler, Rachel Howie, Chloe Snider, and Ekin Cinar

To prompt or not to prompt: The implications of using artificial intelligence in court documents

By Sean Fairhurst and Brenden Roberts

Civil Litigation

Are “drop dead” applications now a race to the courthouse steps?

By Changhai Zhu and Nick Welch

Commercial Litigation

LOIs and the duty of good faith – the court provides some answers

By Chloe Snider and Camila Maldi

Set-off is (still) a defence to summary judgment in Alberta

By Kelly Osaka, Brenden Roberts, and Gregory Parth

Arbitration

Hilmer Motorsport GmbH v. Mason: The starting line for a jurisdictional defence is at the foreign court

By Emily McMurtry and Ramy Sarouf

Real Estate Litigation

British Columbia introduces new provincial Short-Term Rental Registry

By Andrew Mollard and Jasmine Der

Real Estate Litigation

Restrictive covenants: A barrier to housing developments in British Columbia

By Emma Irving, Andrew Mollard, and Jasmine Der

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